Name/Title
20,000 years of fashion : the history of costume and personal adornmentEntry/Object ID
GT510.B67 1987Description
The ways that people have dressed and adorned themselves provide fascinating insights into human history -- revealing personality, wealth, religion, social status, occupation, nationality, and much more ... 20,000 Years of Fashion is a definitive study of mankind's efforts to cover, decorate, and improve the appearance of the human body.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
clothing and dress--history, costume--history, fashion--historyBook Details
Author
Francois BoucherPublisher
Harry N. AbramsDate Published
1987Call No.
GT510.B67ISBN
810916932, 9780810916937LCCN
86072852Notes
Length: 459General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Prehistoric costume -- Costume in the Ancient East -- Crete and its costume -- The Mediterranean countries -- Europe from the Fifth century BC to the Twelfth century AD -- Europe between the Twelfth and Fourteenth centuries -- Costume in Europe from the Fourteenth to the early Sixteenth century -- The Sixteenth century -- The Seventeenth century -- The Eighteenth century -- From the French Revolution to the early Twentieth century -- Fashion: 1920-1964 -- Fashion: 1960-1983.Note Type
Title NoteNote
Published in Great Britain under the title: A history of costume in the West.
Translation of: Histoire du costume en Occident.